Friday, December 21, 2007
Blog Guelph: Lights Camera Action
At long last we've reached the first full day of winter. But more importantly, the darkening days are behind us hearty Guelphites and for the next six months we can sashay with the returning sun. Please all join hands and swing around!
This is the last Blog Guelph post for 2007. Downtown Lynn and I must rest our bloggy minds and let sugar plums dance in our heads. While we're off dancing and prancing and doing all that jolly stuff, please amuse yourself by checking out our blog roll - situated in the right hand sidebar, or our vast 1896 post archive listed below the roll.
Thanks to the terrificly talented pool of Flickr photographers that see Guelph in so many lights and the 65,000 unique visitors that popped by for a wee look this year. May your halls be decked my friends.
As a public service for the festive fowl eaters among you, the following YouTube video is a vintage gem I've been hording for just such an occasion.
See you January 2nd blog fans.
Until then, Hark!!
Sue Richards
PS: ARebbs captures Mcdonnell Street from the steps of the Church of Our Lady.
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Blog Guelph: How to Carve a Turkey
This 4-minute film, produced in 16mm around 1958, was produced by the Department of Public Relations of the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph and the Information Branch of Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Blog Guelph: Barrelling Down That Hill
I've come to my last post of 2007.
Thanks to the indomitable Sue Richards I've had the great pleasure of cruising through various Guelph Flickr pools, witnessing the wealth of talent, the humour, the colour, the joy, and, sometimes, the bare truth.
Now I know the rain is moving towards us in this neck of the woods but I've chosen some wintry shots today nonetheless.
So get out there and have some fun while the white stuff is still upon us.
Chances are it'll return.
Bank on it.
I wish you all a merry christmas and most of all a very happy, healthy and fortunate New Year.
All my best
-Downtown Lynn-
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Blog Guelph: Xmas card 2007
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Blog Guelph: S'no play day
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Blog Guelph: Speedsters
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Blog Guelph: Streetboarding in your Knickers
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Blog Guelph: December Sky
Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday.
Today's 10 pic series is a direct reflection of my wandering mind mixed with a small dollop of local news and gossip.
First off - I've just returned from the Speedvale Liquor Store. According to my LCBO pal Steve, the first hint of frenzy hit the joint today. Happy to be on the edge rather than stuck in the middle of booze buying chaos I thought that a warning to the libation loving Guelph based Blog Guelph reader was in order.
So consider yourself forewarned liquor lovers. It's about to get crazy in them thar Liquor Control Boards of Ontario.
This purdy picture of the Church of Our Lady taken down by the bus station on Mcdonnell Street was shot by Ms. K Jane. See more of her images by clicking the pic or the hyper-linked label below.
Ho Ho.
Sue Richards
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Blog Guelph: Great Big Balls of Fun
The 2nd Annual Community Solstice Carol Singing in St. George's Square is happening at 7 p.m. on Thursday Dec. 20th in delightful Downtown Guelph.
Carol sheets will be provided as will a conductor - local songwriter James Gordon.
A collection will be taken during the event for Sister Christine and her ongoing efforts to help the homeless.
All ~ including the singing shy ~ are welcome!
The Guelph Community Solstice Carol Sing began two years ago at St. Joseph's Hospital as many Guelphites gathered there to lend vocal support to Guelph Tree God Henry Kock, who passed away at Christmas in 2005.
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Blog Guelph: God of Fall
Given the early arrival of winter, me thinks the God of Fall must have lost half his season in a poker match with Jack Frost and Old Man Winter.
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Blog Guelph: Snow Cabbage
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Blog Guelph: Snow Leaf
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Blog Guelph: Snow Fox
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Blog Guelph: Snow-blindness
Click on the hyper-linked label below for more Blog Guelph images by Downtown Lynn.
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Blog Guelph: Nice Hats
I think I'm being naughty.....
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Blog Guelph: Jump for Tannis
Yesterday Guelph singer songwriter Tannis Slimmon was awarded an Independent Music Award for best song in the category Song-Folk/Singer-Songwriter for her tune “Ernest, Charlie & Allan”!!
Her new album Lucky Blue is set for a January 19th album release. I'll dish up more details when we're done with this month.
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Blog Guelph: Hillside Festival Flashback
And finally.
Feeling down from festive season frenzy? Cast your mind back to the lazy days of Hillside!
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Blog Guelph: Under the colours
Everyone loves a parade.
So they say.
Some parades are more spectacular than others and the Rockwood Farmers Parade of Lights (I made that title up) has got to be one of the best.
First of all, it takes place at night, thus the emphasis on lights.
Secondly, it takes place at a time that is actually closer to Christmas; clearly not influenced by the shopping season alone.
Other municipalities could take a cue from this.
I missed this parade last week and, by the dearth of Flickr photos, so did many of you.
So I'm pulling from the archives on this one.
Enjoy the light fantastic.
-Downtown Lynn-
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Blog Guelph: Sue's Fireworks Setting
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Blog Guelph: Streak of Lights
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Blog Guelph: Reindeer really know how to fly
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Blog Guelph: Wide and Bright
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Monday, December 17, 2007
Blog Guelph: Dumped!!
Jingle bells,
winter fell,
all throughout the night.
So much snow
our city slowed
and the people hid from sight.
Brrr!
Snow plows roamed
the buried streets
and tried to clear the mess.
Our aching backs
from digging out
made Sunday free of rest!
Sliding round the town,
On our useless summer tires,
Gordon hills a rink.
Grange a glacier.
Shopping must get done,
Santa's on his way,
What fun is this untimely storm
Where is global warming today?
Eh?
Sue Richards
PS. Click the pics for more of the white stuff.
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Blog Guelph: This Winter Has Balls
...and it's still autumn!!!
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Blog Guelph: Original Blowin' Snow
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Blog Guelph: Rudy Does Frosty
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Blog Guelph: Winter's Cover Up
Guelph digs winter.
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Blog Guelph: Fluffy
Friday's Gem of the Day
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Blog Guelph: Ice Ice Baby
Ice ice baby
All right stop collaborate and listen
Ice is back with my brand new invention
Something grabs a hold of me tightly
Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
Will it ever stop yo I don't know
Turn off the lights and I'll glow
To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle
Dance go rush to the speaker that booms
I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom....
Um, yah, you are killing my brain Vanilla.
Scratch that noise.
To begin again, today's Blog Guelph is dedicated to the slippy stuff.
A theme decided upon whilst crawling down my icy steps in the last day or two.
So if you see any olds or infirm out there trying to shovel or even just walk for that matter, give them a hand willya?
That's what good samaritans do, and we here at Blog Guelph are nothing if not good samaritans. Click on these next 6 pics to enter these photographers frigid worlds...
Here's a better piece of a poem than the tripe I subjected you to at the beginning of this blog...
...but it is never over; nothing ends until we want it to.
look, in shattered midnights,
on black ice under silver trees, we are still dancing, dancing.
meet me in an hour at the limits of the city.
Gwendolyn MacEwen
-Downtown Lynn-
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Blog Guelph: Iced
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Blog Guelph: Ice on a leaf
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Blog Guelph: Caught
Blog Guelph: foam & ice
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Blog Guelph: Ice Man
Yes, we've all seen enough of the ice carver but not this beauty by RavenGirl!
And besides, this is to mark the beautiful nutcrackers demise of yesterday, no doubt at the hands of some useless fools.
His head could be found in the Square and little pieces of him strewn here and there.
Still, he lasted longer than I thought he would!
RIP Nutcracker.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Blog Guelph: 2007 Guelph Gift Giver Guide
Happy Wednesday and welcome to today's series on gift giving.
On Monday I ranted about out of control Christmas consumption and how such consumerism taxes our fragile environment. To witness some of the evidence, check out the post Christmas garbage day in your neighbourhood.
So as not to be confused with Scrooge I must state that I'm all for giving. My preferred style is from the heart and when the spirit moves me, not just because of an arbitrary calendar date. But such a date does exist. So the question is, how can gift giving be meaningful and part of a sustainable tradition?
Lucky for us, the definition of 'gift' provides the perfect fodder for expanded gift giving possibilities..
1. Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.
2. The act, right, or power of giving.
3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination.
Please enjoy the following nine, gift idea laden posts. I hope they stimulate your imagination and help to keep you from the madness of the mall.
Sue Richards
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Blog Guelph: Give Flickr
Do you know someone that likes photography?
Then give them a Flickr Pro Account so they can show their work off to the world, get feedback and maybe even get blogged on Blog Guelph. It's fun and a great way to encourage creativity.
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Blog Guelph: Give of Yourself
Volunteering for a community group is a gift with legs.
You can formally sign up for a tour of duty at the Guelph Wellington Volunteer Center.
For a more informal approach, next time it snows clear your neighbours walkway. Or scrap off your co-workers car for a month.
Acts of kindness go a long way and last forever.
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Blog Guelph: Give Yoga
Guelph is bursting with qualified yoga teachers able to guide anyone toward the mind body health benefits of this ancient practice. So why not sign your best pal up for a workshop, retreat or class?
There are several places that offer yoga in Guelph. Currently the only dedicated studio is Living Yoga and Health ~ which I highly recommend.
Go here for their winter program.
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Blog Guelph: Give Lessons
Do you know a budding artist, singer or musician?
Then sign them up for a class. Guelph Arts.ca offers a plethora of ideas. Or try these specific links.
Creativity Greenhouse-Children's Art Classes - 519-822-6436
Folkway Music
Trina Koster Studio
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Blog Guelph: Give To The Food Bank
Here's a no brainer with a generous impact.
Donate money to the Guelph Food Bank on behalf of your family. Then write the Salvation Army a cheque for their Christmas Food Hampers.
Click here for the Food Bank website.
Go here for the Sally Anne.
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Blog Guelph: Give Event Tickets
We are fortunate to have both the River Run Performing Arts Center and the Sleeman Center in Guelph so why not buy some tickets and give the gift of arts entertainment and spectator sports.
You can save on fossil fuels by ordering your Guelph Storm tickets here.
Then book your performing arts engagement here.
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Blog Guelph: Give a Massage
If there's one thing this town has loads of it's great massage therapists. Help your loved one de-stress and relax. Get them a gift certificate from one of these RMT's.
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Blog Guelph: Give A Humane Society Calendar
The 2008 Guelph Humane Society Calendar is now available. Stuff someones stocking with this charming fund raising effort!
Go here for details.
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Blog Guelph: Give An Adventure
What if you carved out a day of adventure to spend with your family or friends?
Go on a winter hike at Guelph Lake and take a picnic. Check out the Wings of Paradise Butterfly Conservancy in Cambridge. Take a thermos of hot chocolate and spend an afternoon skating at one of the outdoor city rinks.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Blog Guelph: Seeing Clearly?
I was in the mall yesterday (yes, the mall, sigh) and found myself contemplating Sue's Monday blog.
As I was trapped amidst the shopping crazies -indeed ONE of them - it became glaringly evident that I felt oh so gratefully out of place.
I am too loud, too inappropriate and too happy a person to be caught up in the melee and grump of the season and yet still fell victim to the mad consumerism.
This I must keep in check, review, revise and challenge.
And then I received an email today from an amazing organization called AVAAZ.
Here's just a little piece of what they had to say,
Dear friends,
Right now, a major UN summit in Bali has just a few days left to hammer out an agreement on stopping catastrophic climate change. But instead of helping out, Canada is actually sabotaging the UN talks! On Saturday, experts gave us the global "fossil" award for being the worst country in the world on climate change.
Seriously? THE WORST?
Time for a new government.
Time for a revolution.
Please click on this link to find out more....
So todays series of photos - for a variety of reasons - has Blog Guelph looking out, from within.
-Downtown Lynn-
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Blog Guelph: Blessed are the warm, the well, the happy
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Blog Guelph: Peer-Less
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Blog Guelph: Raining on our Parade
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Blog Guelph: Misty-fied
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Blog Guelph: The Monday Edition
So it's the second week of x-month, 11 days until winter officially starts, Human Rights Day and a grey Monday - all boiled together.
Here's my thought of the day.
I'm wincing at the juxtaposition of the daily warnings of our sickening climate and the crush of mindless, unneeded consumerism that this season stimulates and endorses. We boost the economy while we stick it to our ecology.
Ho, Ho, Ho. Go Shopper Go!
Today is people photo day on Blog Guelph. We are all on the planet together my friends. We have no hope for a better past. But today holds promise for everyone. Our future depends on now. We can't wait for politicians. We CAN lead ourselves.
Sue Richards
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Blog Guelph: Greeting The New Day
Adwoa Badoe performing at the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival.
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Blog Guelph: Boot Playin'
That 1 Guy performing at Hillside Festival 2007.
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Blog Guelph: Use Your Head
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Blog Guelph: Hat Trick
Eric Lynes owner of Guelph's famous Biltmore Hats .
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Blog Guelph: Keep Your Eye on the Ball
If you're a Guelph Tribune reader, you'll recognize the excellent work of photojournalist Ned Bekavac.
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Blog Guelph: Ponder the Moment
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Blog Guelph: Stick Your Neck Out
Here's a terrific gift idea. Do one green thing right now.
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Friday, December 07, 2007
Blog Guelph : michelle miller jewellery - citrus flower
Here's a delightful little Holiday shopping tip...
For all of you that live in Guelph and for those of you that want to make the trek to Guelph this is a really nice enjoyable way to shop.
There are seven different artists: Blackbird pottery, Sacred Circle Herbs (body care), Humble Home (Handmade winter wear), Beelightful (beeswax candles), Little Earthlings (handmade woolen children toys, Round -Tuit (silk-screened t-shirts) and Michelle Miller jewellery.
The show is this Sunday December 9th, from 11:00am to 4:00pm,
244 Liverpool St. Just south of Suffolk and Edinburgh.
This show is always a lot of fun! Very relaxed with wine, cider, snacks and lots of good cheer!
Everyone is welcome!
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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Blog Guelph: Night Moves
Light and dark and dark and dark.
Today we honour the streets at night.
Here's an accompanying piece of a Neruda poem to fit the mood.
(Yes, I love him. Yes, I may in fact, overuse.)
...riddled with fires, flowers, flights,
the revolving night, the universe.
And I the smallest thing,
made drunk by the great void,
starred,
in the image, likeness
of mystery,
felt myself pure part
of abyss,
turned with the starlight....
Don't forget to click on each photogs pic to see the world through their eyes.
And remember, only 16 days left until Solstice, herself the bringer of more light...whoohoo!
-Downtown Lynn-
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Blog Guelph: Creature of the Night
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Blog Guelph: Starry, Starry Night
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Blog Guelph: Night Line
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Blog Guelph: Mysterious Night
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Blog Guelph: Strength In Numbers
Welcome to Wednesday.
Yesterday Stats Canada released their census numbers for 2006 so I scurried to their site to get the skinny on Guelph. As much as I loath doing statistics, I get pleasure reading them. Please allow me to regale you with some of the finer details of Guelph's population in today's six post series.
As long suspected by my single, straight female friends, Guelph's population does in fact have more women than men. In fact, there are 3065 more gals wandering around this town than fellows.
Strangely, the male female ratio is exactly the same in the 40 - 44 year old category with 4775 of both blues and pinks.
Sue Richards
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Blog Guelph: Six
With a total of 114,115 people within the city limits, 24,110 are classified as immigrants. Only 5760 of Guelph's residents are not Canadian citizens. And 22,545 speak a language other than English or French.
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Blog Guelph: Love and Revolution
A whopping 46,505 have legally tied the knot - where as 6,670 frayed the knot that bound.
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Blog Guelph: Damsel in Distress
Sadly Guelph is home to 4300 widows compared to only 975 widowers.
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Blog Guelph: Alone Together
In the married/common-law, no children department, Guelph claims 12,185 households. The one person to a household situation totals 11,300 while the "Leave it to Beaver" traditional family arrangement boasts 13,820 units.
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Blog Guelph: Elvis In Guelph
Although not stated in the Canadian census, but clearly proven by our man Stingray and his trusty camera, Elvis lives - here.
To read more of the details of how Guelph population numbers stack up, you can click on this link.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Blog Guelph: Happy Hannukah
A good Tuesday all,
I had hoped to post some pics and blather on about the first night of Hannukah tonight but it seems there are very few of this tribe within FlickrGuelph.
Any of my keyword searches such as menorah, Hannukah, Hanukah, Chanukah and dreidel drew a big fat blank.
Sigh.
But here's a beauty of a shot by flickr-head, Eye-See that I hope conveys the expression of the Jewish Festival of Lights.
I'd like to tie this in with a seemingly unrelated collection of 5 bridge photos.
You'll have to find the connection, if any, yourself...
Some food for thought:
The bridge is inherently symbolic of communication and union, whether it be between heaven and earth or two distinct realms. It may be the passage to reality, or merely a symbol for travel and crossing. In dreams, a bridge symbolizes the passage from one state to another, higher one, like an ascension; it is the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. In many cultures it is the link between what can be perceived and what is beyond perception, or at least a change or desire for change. Can be a test to see who is brave (who will cross).
Shalom
-Downtown Lynn-
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Blog Guelph: Bridge the Gap
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Blog Guelph: Burning Bridges
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Blog Guelph: Cross that Bridge when you come to it.
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Blog Guelph: Water under the Bridge
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Blog Guelph: Meet me on the Bridge, Scotty
Monday, December 03, 2007
Blog Guelph: Xmonth Is Here!
Welcome to the silly season.
Before we plow forth, decking our halls and performing various secret Santa rituals, take a moment to congratulate yourself for making it to the other side of November.
Now then - as you know if you live here, December arrived in Guelph in full winter garb on the weekend, nipping noses and covering the town in a thick blanket of snow. As I stood in my driveway Sunday morning assessing the situation, I heard one neighbour exclaim "I love this weather", and another let go with a string of profanity that should have melted the entire mess.
Ho Ho Ho - do not deck your neighbour!
For those of you that missed Downtown Guelph's Winter Lights Fest and our first big dump of the white stuff, today's series documents the whole spectacular scene.
Best viewed with a steaming cup of something delicious and a blanket.
Sue Richards
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Blog Guelph: Bundled Up
Typical Guelph look at Winter Lights.
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Blog Guelph: Cool Ice Sculpture
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Blog Guelph: Ice Man
This dude was freed from the ice block.
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Blog Guelph: Tinsel Town
Wild Rose Consignment Clothing and scores of other businesses decorate their store fronts in the most fetching festive fashion of the season adding much to the ambiance.
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Blog Guelph: Naughty and Nice
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Blog Guelph: Warming Up
I'm about six blocks from downtown and yet I heard the hollering, music and laughter as scores of Guelph families packed the square for the music and lighting of the tree.
It was a friggin' cold night so wise folk like Claygrl and her tribe settled in at Planet Bean Cafe for a warm up.
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Blog Guelph: Sunday Morning Surprise
Sometime in the wee hours of Sunday snow buried the world in stealth like fashion.
Welcome to December.
Labels: Blairware
Greetings from creative Guelph, Ontario, Canada....thanks for visiting.
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
Blog Guelph: A Fine Art Sale
Labels: Guelph Event
Greetings from creative Guelph, Ontario, Canada....thanks for visiting.
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